Yahoo confirms breach, passwords appear not encrypted
Yahoo on Thursday confirmed that its database was hacked to steal about 400,000 usernames and passwords of members who belong to the company’s Contributor Network, which formerly was known as Associated Content.
Yahoo said the theft of the file occurred on Wednesday, but fewer than five percent of the stolen accounts still contained “valid” passwords.
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